True Crime

How Hollywood Made J. Edgar Hoover and the F.B.I. Into the Mythical "G-Men"

Just like movie studios, the Bureau was starting a new era—and it was time for a public relations campaign.

December 7, 2022  By Beverly Gage
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Into the Combat Zone: Boston's Most Notorious Neighborhood

The Zone was Boston's Times Square, a magnet for the city's most desperate and depraved.

November 29, 2022  By Don Stradley
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Surrounded by Beauty – Can an Object Ask you to Commit a Crime?

Usually criminologists study the criminal, but many of today’s scholars recommend an object-centric approach for understanding art crime. Cordy Abbott looks at a new model for why your antagonist committed art, antiquities or antiques theft.

November 28, 2022  By Cordy Abbott
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How the Nation of Islam Sent Shockwaves Across 1950s America – And Won the Support of Nasser's Egypt

In 1958, the Nation of Islam was a powerful organization, on the rise. Soon, the American media, and the world, would take notice.

November 23, 2022  By Shahan Mufti
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How a Forgery of a Forgery Began a Career in the Artistic Underworld

On the Early Days of Tony Tetro's Life as an Art Forger

November 22, 2022  By Tony Tetro and Giampiero Ambrosi
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The Allure of the Arsenic Squad: Why I Write about 19th Century Women Serial Killers

"[W]omen serial killers of this era call to me just because of their double transgression: that against the victim, and that against the contemporary ideals."

November 22, 2022  By Camilla Bruce
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A Cold Case in Florida

The Mysterious Murder of a Troubled Teen

November 15, 2022  By Jeff Patterson
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The Truth About Snitching

Our legal system is intensely reliant on informants and the unregulated, mostly unknown deals that guide them into an ever-more dangerous life.

November 15, 2022  By Alexandra Natapoff
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On Writing Nonfiction About Violence For A Young Adult Audience

Four pointers to keep in mind for "presenting ugly realities" to young audiences.

November 9, 2022  By Sarah Miller
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When Truman Capote Met Ann Woodward, Recently Minted Widow, in Saint Moritz

Woodward had killed her husband. Now she was dining out at one of Europe's most exclusive restaurants, with Claus von Bülow.

November 8, 2022  By Roseanne Montillo
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